NEW YEAR, NEW BEGINNINGS!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  It's the new year once again and it's time to start thinking about what kind of life you want to create this year.  Do you want to lose weight, get healthier, start good habits or eliminate harmful ones?  As popular as New Year's Resolutions are, they are equally famous for being put aside before mid February when the excitement of achieving those goals become eclipsed by the reality of the HARD WORK that is involved in achieving them.

It is so easy to get distracted by the many responsibilities and stresses of the day, caught captive by the tyranny of the "urgent."  There are so many pressing, urgent matters to attend to every day.  It never seems to be completely resolved.  Furthermore, the lists of things that have to be done RIGHT NOW grow steadily higher as the year progresses.  Children need to be cared for, family need to be supported, friends need our attention, work duties need to be accomplished, and our own personal needs have to be met.  In the many lists of important matters to attend to, often the very last on the list is our own personal needs.

Sleeping at least 6-7 hours every night is an essential component to health.  But how many of us are able to do that while we are running around trying to check off every item on our many lists?

Exercising is critical to good health, and yet how many people are too tired and stressed, discouraged, or have too little time to squeeze it in with their current schedule?

Preventative health check-ups and treatments are essential to creating and maintaining a healthy, attractive body.  But how many people procrastinate in going to see their health care providers until the pain or dysfunction becomes so acute, that it then becomes the most URGENT?

What often occurs is that we become slaves to the most urgent matters in our lives, often neglecting the MOST IMPORTANT, like health, spending quality time with family and friends, rest, and taking time for spiritual growth or self-development.

We need to reassess our lives and our commitments.  We need to start writing a different kind of New Year's Resolution lists.  We need to start prioritizing our lives and not getting stuck by the tyranny of the urgent.  We need to set and accomplish daily, weekly, and monthly goals which detail the most important aspects of our lives.  We need to FIRST RECOGNIZE what is most important in our lives. 

Without emotional, physical, spiritual and mental health, it does not matter how rich you are or how many people love and respect you, because you will not be able to fully appreciate all the gifts you have received.  Also, without complete health, you will not be able to give fully of yourself to others and share your love, talents, energy, and physical presence.

When we do not make HEALTH our priority, then all else suffers.  We, especially women who often care for others' needs before our own, have the most important job of caring for ourselves FIRST!  Without our health and energy, we will not be able to fully give all the love and attention our loved ones deserve. 

Make 2011 the year to end the guilt over making ourselves the TOP PRIORITY in our lives!

The greatest gift you can give to others is the gift of YOUR own great health.  Only when you make the commitment to do whatever it takes to GET and STAY healthy, will you be able to find the time.  It needs to become the most important item on your "urgent" list every day.

Do you have any health issues that a chiropractor could address?   Have you ever had your spine checked to see if there are vertebral subluxations (vertebral misalignments which impinge on nerves and decreases function) which could be causing some, or all, of the pain, immobility, discomfort, or conditions that you are currently suffering? 

You can have a new beginning this year.  Make 2011 be the year you achieve optimal health and wellness, without the use of drugs or surgery, if possible.  Commit to eating wholesome food in healthy portions,  drinking 8 glasses of water daily, exercising at least 3 times per week, sleeping at least 6-7 hours every night, spending quality time with your loved ones, taking time for spiritual and personal development, and seeing health care providers who will help you in this journey of wellness and function.

I hope you have an amazing year ahead, filled with peace, joy, health, happiness, and abundance of all kinds!